In an effort to reduce violence on the streets of New Orleans, a crime fighting campaign among numerous law enforcement agencies is showing success.

In an effort to reduce violence on the streets of New Orleans, a crime fighting campaign among numerous law enforcement agencies is showing success.

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Updated: 5:18 PM CDT Mar 24, 2016

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WEBVTT NO IDENTITY OF THE SHOOTER ATTHIS TIME.IN METAIRIE, CASEY FERRAND, BACKTO YOU.SCOTT: THE GREATER NEW ORLEANSAREA RANKS AMONG THE TOP 15VIOLENT CITIES IN THE U.S.,ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE.ADRIANNA IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE: VIOLENCE ON THE STREETS OF NEWORLEANS, A CRIME FIGHTINGCAMPAIGN AMONG NUMEROUS LAWENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IS SHOWINGSUCCESS.WDSU ANCHOR FARRAH REYNAEXPLAINSREPORTER: EVERY YEAR, THEDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOCUSES ONTHE CITY -- CITIES THAT HAVE AHIGH CRIME RATE AND INFACT NEWORLEANS RANKS 12TH.SINCE NEW ORLEANS IS CLASSIFIEDAS A VIOLENT CITY, THEDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PARTNEREDWITH LOCAL AND STATE LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DURING ASIX WEEK PERIOD TO CATCH THEMOST VIOLENT OFFENDERS DURING ACAMPAIGN CALLED OPERATIONVIOLENCE REDUCTION.FROM FEBRUARY 1 THROUGH MARCH11, OFFICERS ARRESTED MORE THAN100 FUGITIVES THROUGHOUT THEGREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA.>> THE INITIATIVE SOUGHT TOFOCUS ON THE WORST OF THE WORST.THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN OURCOMMUNITY WHO ARE CAUSING ADISPROPORTIONATELY LARGE AMOUNTOF VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES,AND THEN SOUGHT TO TAKE THOSEINDIVIDUALS OFF OUR STREETS.REPORTER: NOW THIS NATIONALCRIME FIGHTING CAMPAIGN WASREDUCED TO ONLY 4 WEEKS IN NEWORLEANS DUE TO MARDI GRAS,HOWEVER, THEY HAD THE HIGHESTNUMBER OF ARRESTS AMONG THE 12MOST VIOLENT CITIES IN THECOUNTRY.

Crime fighting campaign shows success

In an effort to reduce violence on the streets of New Orleans, a crime fighting campaign among numerous law enforcement agencies is showing success.